Docket Nexus — Federal court records.
Party

Cheney

Federal civil lawsuits naming Cheney.

In this index, 290 federal civil lawsuits name a party recorded as Cheney, most often as a defendant (174 of 290). These may be different parties who share the name; records here are grouped by name only. These cases are most often Civil Rights and Federal Tax / Statutory Actions matters, filed between 1990 and 2025, most frequently in District Court, District of Columbia. Frequent opposing parties include Janssen Research & Development LLC, 3M Company, and Wyeth Inc.

290
Lawsuits
174
As Defendant
117
As Plaintiff
7
Open
283
Terminated
1990–2025
Span
9 mo
Median Duration
8.1 cases/yrPredominantly defendant · 60%Civil Rights-heavy · 44%Activity declining

Cases by State

AL — 4 casesAZ — 5 casesAR — 3 casesCA — 0 casesCO — 7 casesCT — 2 casesDE — 0 casesDC — 60 casesFL — 15 casesGA — 10 casesID — 2 casesIL — 12 casesIN — 3 casesIA — 1 casesKS — 2 casesKY — 0 casesLA — 12 casesME — 5 casesMD — 7 casesMA — 9 casesMI — 5 casesMN — 7 casesMS — 5 casesMO — 6 casesMT — 0 casesNE — 0 casesNV — 0 casesNH — 1 casesNJ — 5 casesNM — 4 casesNY — 17 casesNC — 0 casesND — 0 casesOH — 5 casesOK — 2 casesOR — 1 casesPA — 24 casesRI — 0 casesSC — 3 casesSD — 0 casesTN — 2 casesTX — 18 casesUT — 4 casesVT — 0 casesVA — 6 casesWA — 5 casesWV — 7 casesWI — 1 casesWY — 0 cases
AK · 1HI · 1PR · 1

Open Cases Over Time

1990peak 22 open2025

Case Types Over Time

19902025
Civil RightsFederal Tax / Statutory ActionsProduct LiabilityContractLabor

Filings by Year

19902025

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Civil Rights127
Federal Tax / Statutory Actions55
Product Liability54
Contract22
Labor15
RICO / Consumer / Other Statutes8

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Frequent Opposing Parties

Filtered Labor Clear

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